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Literature

Classical

• Encyclopedia Britannica's (search for articles on Korea from main site)

• Hallym University, Department of Korean Language and Literature Charyoshil (extensive collection of downloads) (K)

• Jikji Project (downloads; hypertext version of Samgukyusa in the charyoshil) (K)

• Kim Mun-gi's (Kyongbuk University) Site (downloads of classical texts) (K)

• Koreantext (downloads of classical texts in the "Kugo Kongbubang" area) (K)

• Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought (extensive site on East Asian Buddhism operated by Charles Muller; includes dictionary of East Asian Literary Terms)

Modern/Contemporary

• Brother Anthony's Site (one of the foremost translators of Korean literature)

• Changjak kwa Pip'yong (leading literary and cultural studies journal) (mostly K)

• Hanguk Hyondaeshi (collection of modern poems; includes downloads) (K)

• Hatayama Yasuyuki's Site (modern literature, art, film, and music) (J)

• Hwang Kungmyon's Site (cyberliterature, extensive collection of links) (K)

• Literature (site on contemporary literature) (K)

• Korean Literature Today (Korean P.E.N. Club journal)

• Korean Culture and Arts Foundation (mostly K)

• Mizuno Ken's Literature Notes (J)

• Munhak kwa Sahoe (leading literary journal, excellent review articles, access from Munhak kwa Chisongsa site) (K)

• Munhak Tongne (information from one of Korea's most innovative literary journals) (K)

• News from Munhak Tongne (collection of articles on literature from Korean newspapers) (K)

• Kevin O'Rourke's Korean Poetry Page (one of the foremost translators of classical and modern Korean poetry)

• Poem and Poets (site contains a large number of modern and contemporary poems; information on poetry activities) (K)

• TextKorea (literary news portal site) (K)

North Korean Literature

• Pukhan Munhak Yongu (South Korean site on North Korean literature; includes downloads of texts and small dictionary of literary terms) (K)

Diaspora Literature

• Theresa Hak-kyung Cha (influential Korean-American writer who died in 1982)

• Heinz Insu Fenkl's Homepage (novelist, critic, and translator)

• Kim Chungmyong (article from Saenulee on young Korean writer and translator in Japan) (J)

• Kim Sokpom (plot summary of seven-volume account of events in Cheju-do in April 1948 by one of the most influential Korean writers in Japan) (J)

• Tsuka Koohei's Homepage (prominent Korean playwright and novelist in Japan) (J)

• Yi Yangji (article on Akutagawa Prize winning writer who died in 1938 from Kenma, a literary webzine) (J)

• Yu Miri (site run by fans of this popular Korean writer in Japan, focuses on news on Yu's activities and writings) (J)

• Mia Yun's Homepage (author of House of the Winds)

Literary Tours and Sites

• Tongso Munhak Kwan (Tongso Museum of Literature site; includes useful timeline and biographies of major 20th-century writers) (K)

• Uri Nara Munhak Chido (wonderful site made by a high school teacher and his students in Pusan) (K)

Webzines and Journals

• Manoa (three issues on contemporary Korean literature since 1981; back issues available)

• Muae (excellent literary/cultural studies journal)

• Saibomunhakkwan (cyber literature) (K)

Writers, Critics, Researchers

• Cho Dong-il (leading scholar of classical Korean literature) (K)

• Lee Insong (leading writer of experimental fiction) (K)

• Lee Munyol (famous novelist whose works have been translated into a number of languages) (K)

• Shin Kyongsuk (novelist) (K)

• Yang Kwija (established novelist) (K)

Book Reviews

• Chosun Ilbo Book Reviews (notices, reviews, and interviews) (K)

• Dong-A Ilbo Literature News (list of articles on books and literary activities) (k)

• JoongAng Ilbo Book Reviews (notices, reviews, and interviews) (K)

• Korean Studies Review (online review connected with the korean-studies list; includes reviews of books from all areas of Korean studies)

• Yonhap News Agency Books Page (searchable collection of book notices and publishing industry news) (K)

Publishers

• Cornell East Asia Series

• Harvard University Press (information on The Harvard Korean Studies Bibliography on CD-ROM)

• M.E. Sharpe

• University of Hawai'i Press

Translation Information

• Daesan Foundation (information on translation grants)

• Korean Culture and Arts Foundation Translation Database (K)

• Korea Literature Translation Institute Foundation (new institute for translation supported by the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism) (K & E)

Departments of Korean Language and Literature (by region)

Korea

• Korea University (K)
• Kyonghee University (K)
• Sogang University (K)
• Yongnam University (excellent collection of downloads) (K)

Japan

• Tokyo University of Foreign Languages (J)

Other Asia-Pacific

• Monash University (information on mailing list on KFL)
• University of Sydney

North America

• Columbia University
• Harvard University
• Indiana University
• Intercultural Institute of California
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• University of British Columbia
• University of California, Berkeley
• UCLA
• University of Hawaii
• University of Michigan
• University of Washington

Europe

• Oxford University
• School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
• University of Sheffield

Other Regions

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